Black Hills State football will host Fort Lewis College on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 12 p.m. as the team looks to bounce back from a loss to No. 9/18 Colorado Mines.
BHSU is currently 5-3 on the season after going 5-0 to open the year but has now lost its last three.
The Yellow Jackets are sitting in fifth place in the RMAC standings, allowing 23.1 points per game which is good for third in the league. The offense is seventh in the RMAC, averaging 24.6 points per game while having scored 26 touchdowns and kicking six field goals.
Fort Lewis
The Skyhawks have struggled this season, currently sitting last in the RMAC with a record of 0-7 overall and 0-6 in RMAC play.
FLC ranks last in the RMAC in offense, averaging 9.7 points and 231 yards per game. Their defense also ranks last, allowing 56.7 points and 505.3 yards per game. They have struggled to move the ball, averaging only 54.6 rushing yards and 176.4 passing yards per game, both lowest in the conference.
The Skyhawks have taken the second-most sacks in the RMAC with 26 this year, and have the fewest first downs (99) and the lowest third-down conversion rate (26.3 percent).
Series History
Black Hills State is 6-3 all-time against FLC dating back to 2012. The Yellow Jackets are winners of their last two meetings, including last season's 45-17 victory in Durango, Colo.
League Leaders
Nolan Susel ranks tied for third in the RMAC with 10 total touchdowns this season and second in total rushing touchdowns (9). He also sits third in total rushing yards (512), second in rushing attempts (122), and fourth in rushing yards per game (64.0).
Receiving,
Hasaan Williams ranks third in the RMAC in receptions per game with (6.4) and total receptions (51), while ranking seventh in receiving yards (512) and seventh in receiving yards per game (64.0). Williams is tied for eighth in receiving touchdowns with four.
Redshirt freshman receiver
TJ Chukwurah is currently averaging 19.3 yards per catch.
Special teams has also been a bright spot this season, as redshirt freshman kicker
Coleman Chapman is tied for sixth in the RMAC with six field goals this season, and ranks tied for 17th in the RMAC in all offensive scoring with 41 points scored this season.
Defensively, the Yellow Jackets have two of the top-10 in the RMAC among passes defended.
Lovenski Simon is second in the RMAC with nine breakups this season, while
Deunte Moody is sixth with seven.
Doodles Quinones is just outside of the top-10, sitting in 12th with five breakups.
Klaus Souffrant is also in the mix with four breakups on defense. Souffrant's three interceptions this season also ranks third in the RMAC.
Aaron Thiele ranks third in the conference with 60 total tackles this season, and fourth with 7.5 tackles per game.
RMAC Honors
Week 2, 9/12
Linebacker
Ryder Blair was named Defensive Player of the Week and kicker
Coleman Chapman earned Special Teams Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Week 3, 9/19
Sophomore linebacker
Aaron Thiele was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Week 4, 9/26
Redshirt freshman kicker
Coleman Chapman was named RMAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his second time this season.
National Rankings
Black Hills State football received votes on the Week 6 AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll on Oct. 10 for just the second time in program history, and the first time since Oct 10, 2016 - exactly 6 years prior to the day - which also happened to be during a week leading up to a matchup with Western Colorado.
Coverage
Yellow Jacket fans can now catch Steve Ammerman on KDSJ 980 AM/103.5 FM, or live online at https://listen.streamon.fm/kdsjam. Ammerman is the voice of Yellow Jacket Athletics and can be heard for every football, and women's and men's basketball game throughout the year.
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